KINGTON WALKING FESTIVAL

17th - 20th September 2015

Kington Location

TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT

By train The nearest train station approaching from England is at Hereford (20 miles). The closest stations approaching from Wales are Knighton and Llandrindod Wells (both are on the Central Wales line).

By bus There is a frequent bus service from Hereford to Kington (routes 461, 462, 463). But not on Sunday. Information on all bus services in Herefordshire is available at www.herefordmove.org. For timetable queries call traveline on 0871 200 22 33 or go to www.traveline.info. For information on bus services from Llandrindod Wells to Kington call Sargeants Buses on 01544 230 481. For information on bus services from Knighton to Kington call 0871 2002233.

Bus passes Only Herefordshire concessionary passes are valid for journeys into Wales (Powys). All other English passes are only valid in Herefordshire (not valid for journeys into Wales). Powys residents can use into Herefordshire.

Sunday We will provide free transport to Hereford Station, leaving Kington at 5:30pm. Please email us in advance if you wish to make use of this service.

By car The town of Kington is easily reached by car, being on the A44 from Worcester to Rhayader and the A4111 from Hereford.

Car parking There will be free car parking in Kington's public council car park for the four days of the walking festival! The walking festival is organising that the car parking charges in Mill Street car park will be waived for the four days from September 17th - 20th 2015.

Parking at the Co-op "The Co-operative food store on Crabtree Road, Kington, is pleased to support the 4th annual Kington Walking Festival and, will relax parking controls on its car park for the duration of the event (17-20 September 2015). It hopes that the walking festival is again a huge success, it is a great way to encourage members of the community and visitors to explore the history and beauty of Kington and its surrounding areas, while promoting healthy and active lifestyles.” Joe Morris, Manager of The Co-operative food store, Kington. The Co-operative Food, Crabtree Road, Kington, HR5 3UD

Kington Town

Kington is one of the great small towns of Britain: an elegant mediaeval market town, still in everyday use by some of the descendants of the people who built it. The Kington hinterland was once one of the country's largest Neolithic settlements, and is studded with Bronze Age tombs, mediaeval mottes and baileys and ancient churches. Kington is situated close to the Welsh border and for centuries was a centre for cattle drovers. Present day walkers are spoilt for choice. The Offa's Dyke Path national trail and the Herefordshire Trail run through Kington and the 30 mile Mortimer's Trail from Ludlow finishes at Kington. In addition a web of footpaths, accessible on foot from the town centre, awaits discovery.

Kington is home to England's highest 18 hole golf course. Other attractions include the nationally renowned gardens of Hergest Croft, a small breeds farm park and owl centre and a small award-winning Town Museum. Rising above the town our beloved Hergest Ridge affords wonderful views over Radnor Forest, to the Black Mountains, the Brecon Beacons, the Shropshire, Malvern and Cotswold Hills. Indeed, for many inhabitants, it is the glorious countryside which surrounds it that is Kington's greatest asset.

Kington Tourist Information Centre is manned by an enthusiastic group of volunteers belonging to the Kington Tourist Group who provide information on Kington and the surrounding countryside.

Kington is an historic market town on the English/Welsh border, and though on the western side of Offa's Dyke, it has been an English town for a thousand years.

The Kington Blackboard - Welcome to the Kington Blackboard, which is a community website by and for the community.

The Kington Footpath Scheme has been running since 1991 and was awarded a grant under the European Regional Development Fund 5B to extend its programme of improvement and enhancement of the paths, bridleways and green lanes.